Day 250 - 15 May 96 - Page 02

1 Wednesday, 15th May 1996
2 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I understand Mr. Brett has not turned up.
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4 MR. MORRIS: He has not materialised. He knows all the
5 details. I spoke to him on Sunday.
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7 MR. JUSTICE BELL: When did you speak to him last?
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9 MR. MORRIS: Sunday evening. I do not have his phone number on
10 me, so just have to hope that he turns up.
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12 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. Can we carry on with Mr. Nicholson?
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14 MS. STEEL: If I can have a couple of minutes?
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16 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, I will certainly give you that. What
17 I suggest, we carry on with Mr. Nicholson. If Mr. Brett
18 arrives, at a convenient break in Mr. Nicholson's evidence,
19 your further cross-examination of him, we will stop.
20 I will rise so that you can speak to Mr. Brett, and then we
21 will continue with him. That is supposing he comes. Do
22 you have anything to say?
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24 MR. RAMPTON: No, nothing at all. I have an apology to make. I
25 was looking at Mr. Brett's personnel file last night.
26 I previously thought that it was not relevant, but I did
27 spot last night one part of it which may be relevant which
28 relates to the chronology of his employment at McDonald's.
29 In fact, I could have blanked out lots of it. I have not
30 done so, I have copied the whole thing.
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32 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If and when you have a break, because he has
33 arrived.
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35 MR. MORRIS: We have never met him.
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37 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I will read that. Where is his telephone
38 number?
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40 MR. MORRIS: It is at my home.
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42 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Is there anyone there?
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44 MR. MORRIS: Nobody is answering the phone. I will try a bit
45 later on.
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47 MR. JUSTICE BELL: If he has not arrived by five to 12 we will,
48 if need be, have a slightly longer break so you can ring
49 again.
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51 MR. MORRIS: Thank you.
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53 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We will see where we are. Mr. Rampton,
54 unless you have an objection to Dr. Miller, who is the
55 expert, the physician whose statement was handed in
56 yesterday -- do you have any objection to that going in
57 under a Civil Evidence Act?
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59 MR. RAMPTON: No, I do not have any objection to him at all,
60 subject to this, my Lord: obviously, I may want to ask